KEY STEPS

Workshop on integrating practices, tools and systems for climate risk assessment and management and
disaster risk reduction strategies into national policies and programmes

Havana, Cuba
10–12 March 2009

Background

The SBSTA requested the secretariat to organize this workshop under the guidance of the Chair of
the SBSTA, to take place before SBSTA 30 (June 2009) and involve representatives from Parties,
relevant organizations and experts with a view to facilitating the identification of successful
examples of using tools and integrating practices for climate risk assessment and management and
disaster risk reduction strategies into national policies and programmes.

The workshop will be held in collaboration with the United Nations
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and enable around 100 experts
representing developed and developing countries, along with intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations, to share their practices and lessons-learned in the integration at
international, regional, national and subnational levels, and to identify gaps and needs and how to
overcome barriers in order to facilitate successful integration.

The workshop is held under the Nairobi work programme work area of adaptation
planning and practices with the objectives, as contained in the annex to decision 2/CP.11,
to advance sub-themes b (ii), “Collecting, analysing and disseminating information on past and
current practical adaptation actions and measures, including adaptation projects, short- and
long-term adaptation strategies, and local and indigenous knowledge” and b (iv)
“Facilitating communication and cooperation among and between Parties and relevant
organizations, business, civil society, and decision makers, and other stakeholders”.